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Wy was Santa Anna angry with American settlers in Texas?

They refused to obey him

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What did Santa Anna threaten to do?

He threatened to march to Washington and plant the flag of Mexico there

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How did Sam Houston's men surprise Santa Anna and his men near San Jacinto?

They surprised them when Santa Anna and his men took a siesta

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Why did some Mexican soldiers repeat "No Alamo?"

They didn't want the Texans to think they had taken part in the siege of the Alamo

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What did President Andrew Jackson propose that Mexico do with Texas?

They sell it to the U.S.

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Sam Houston feared losing if Mexico attacked again. Why was his solution?

He decided Texas should join the U.S.

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What was one objection some people had to Texas joining the U.S.?

Texas would be a slave-owning state, others said people in Texas were rough, crude, violent trouble-makers.

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What was the goal of the U.S. when it declared war on Mexico?

It wanted to gain not only Texas, but to drive Mexicans from North America

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Who was the young Congressman from Illinois who opposed the war on Mexico?

Abraham Lincoln

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At the battle near Mexico City, Santa Anna left the hills behind his army undefended. Why?

He thought no army could cross the high hills behind him.

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Who was the young U.S. captain that led the U.S. to victory?

Robert E. Lee

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What land did the U.S. gain from the peace treaty with Mexico?

The U.S. gained a piece of land where California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming now lie.

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